Yesterday I mentioned that I cut a stack of homespun scraps into tumblers. Tumbler quilts are great stashbusters because you can cut and piece them very quickly. They are also good for showcasing a line of fabric since the pieces…
Monday Motivation: Problem UFOs
Every January, well really every January, February, March, April…., I decide to tackle my overwhelming UFO problem. This will never happen as long as I continue to start new projects faster than I finish old ones. Each month, though, I…
August One Monthly Goal: Cutting Scrap Quilts
Over the past few months One Monthly Goal has been great motivation for me. I have plenty of projects I could finish, but decided to make THIS my priority. It’s time to get this off my cutting table and into quilts. That…
UFO Challenge and What’s In The Box Part 1
After I reread yesterday’s post, I thought maybe it was kind of a downer. Usually, I am a very positive person who is very enthusiastic about quilting and I’m always up for a challenge, especially a UFO challenge. For at…
Dealing with January UFOs
There is a laundry basket beside my sewing table that holds about 30 UFOs. Last year I numbered them and drew two numbers each month and tried to complete them during the month. It worked pretty well and I finished…
DWM: Making Waves (again!)
The Making Waves blocks have shown up on my wall a couple of times already, but after finishing a big project yesterday, I saw them on my sewing table and decided to move it toward the finish line. The half…